This video, made by the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops Committee on Vocations and Priestly Formation, offers a look at the life of a Roman Catholic Priest and invites men to open their hearts to consider the call to religious life.

Welcome to Marriage: Unique for a Reason!

Read a welcome message from the Most Rev. Salvatore J. Cordileone, Archbishop of San Francisco and chairman of the USCCB Subcommittee for the Promotion and Defense of Marriage.

What is marriage? Are a man and a woman really essential to marriage? What about the child … and the role of mothers and fathers? Is it discriminatory to defend marriage as the union of one man and one woman? What impact does theredefinition of marriage have on religious liberty?

These are just a few of the many questions about marriage today. They all hinge upon the first question: What is marriage? When the answer to this question is understood, everything else falls into its proper place.